Learn from Brian Luke Seaward, PhD, how to manage stress instead of having stress manage you. He is an internationally known author, award-winning film director, motivational speaker and holistic stress management expert. The Institute for Holistic Health Studies at Western Connecticut State University will present Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward on October 18 at 7:30pm.

This presentation is open to the community and will be held in the Ives Concert Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus in Danbury. A book signing immediately follows his presentation. General admission tickets are $15; they are available at the WCSU box office on campus, by phone at 203-837-TIXX or online at WCSU.edu/Tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Originally from New England, Seaward is an expert in the fields of stress management, mind-body-spirit healing and corporate health promotion. He has authored more than 12 books, including Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water, The Art of Calm and Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward. His documentary, Earth Songs, has appeared at several film festivals and on PBS affiliate stations.

The Institute for Holistic Health Studies has partnered with the Goldstone Caregivers Center at Danbury Hospital to bring Seaward to Danbury. He will also present Filling Your Cup: Caring for the Caregiver, from 5 to 7pm, October 19, at Danbury Hospital. For additional information, and to RSVP for this event for caregivers of all kinds, contact Miranda Dold at [email protected].

For more information, contact Institute for Holistic Health Studies’ Director Christel Autuori at [email protected]. Location: Ives Concert Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St, Danbury. See ad, page 23.